Label holder for self-inking stamps



Feb. 2 1926. 1,571,291

G. A. J. MEYER v LABEL HOLDER FOR SELF INKING STAMFS Filed July 31. 1925 I /gator:

Patented Feb. 2, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAV A. J. MEYER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 MEYER 8c WEN'II-IE, A. GO-

PARTNERSHIP CONSISTING- OF GUSTAV A. J. MEYER AND HERMAN H. WENTHE, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

LABEL HOLDER FOR SELF-INKING STAMPS.

Application filed July 31, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAV A. J. MEYER, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Label Holder for Self-Inking Stamps, of which the following is a specil'ication.

My invention relates to self-inking stamps and more particularly to means for labeling such stamps to indicate the wording of the imprinting plate, the color of ink on the inking cushion, and the direction in which the imprinting plate faces.

lVhere a number of self-inking stamps are used by one party, they are apt to be confused with one another, so that considerable time is often wasted in making an initial impression of one or more of the stamps in or der to select the desired one. Owing to the general construction of the frame work of such stamps, it usually is not feasible to aflix an imprint of the die to this frame work as a suitable indication, and in many cases the aflixing of merely a portion of the imprint would not clearly distinguish the stamp from others of the same general kind.

Moreover, while a portion of the imprint of the die might be pasted or cemented to a part of the frame work of an ordinary self-inking stamp, this would soon become so smeared and soiled as not to be clearly legible and also would be easily damaged during the quick handling of the stamp as a whole. For these reasons, self-inking stamps have generally been left unlabeled, thereby leading to frequent confusion, to a waste of time on the part of users in checking the imprints of different stamps while selecting adesired one, and to a spoiling of documents by inadvertently using wrong stamps.

My present invention aims to overcome all of these diiiiculties by means of a simple and easily employed construction which will not add materially to th cost of the complete self-inking stamp and which will permit the continuous displaying of the entire imprint of the stamp.

More particularly, my invention provides Serial No. 47,300.

a self-inking stamp having its handle constructed for displaying the entire imprint of the die of the stamp; provides easily attached means for simultaneously securing an imprint of the stamp to handle and for protecting this imprint both against soiling and against damage by handling; and provrdes simple means for insuring a proper attaching of the imprint and its protecting cover. Still further and also more detailed objects will appear from the following specification and from the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a selfinking stamp provided with the imprintholding and imprint-shielding means of my invention and having its handle specially constructed. for this purpose.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged central and longitudinal section taken through the handle member of the stamp of Fig. 1.

F ig. 3 is a transverse section through the handle member, taken along the line 33 oi Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective View of the attaching member used for fastening the imprint and its protecting shield to the handle.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged transverse section through this attaching member, taken along the correspondingly numbered line in Fig. i.

In accomplishing the purposes of my in vention according to the accompanying drawings, I provide the handle of the selfinking stamp with a cylindrical portion 1 having a height and circumference at least as large as the width and length respectively of the most distinctive portion of the lettering die of the stamp. Then I provide a transparent cover or shield 2, desirably made of celluloid or the like, and also of a size corresponding to the height and circumference of the cylindrical handle portion.

To label the stamp, I first make an imprint of the die on a slip of paper 3 corresponding in size to the celluloid shield, superpose the shield on this imprinted slip, and wrap the two jointly around the cylindrical stem 1 of the handle. Then I aiiix th imprinted slip and the protecting shield simultaneously to the handle by an attaching member, which member preferably also covers the juncture of the free ends of the superposed imprint strip and shield. This attaching member desirably is formed of a plurality of staples having their backs connected by a metal strip which is integral with the staples, thereby constituting the series of staples 4 connected by a back strip 5. To increase the effectiveness of this securing device, I also desirably arch the connecting or back portion 5 slightly in the same direction as the prongs of the staples, as shown in Fig. 5, thereby causing the edges of the back portion 5 to be pressed firmly against portions of the transparent shield .2- when the fastening member is applied-by driving itaradially inward otthe handle stem 1 so as to anchor the prongs of the staples in the wood. In practice,-the superposed imprint stripand shield are desirably wrapped-around the stem of the handleso. thatztheir adjacent free ends will be. disposed at theback of the stamps, thereby\ locating the. attaching member also at the back of the stamp where it furnishes a ready. indication of the direction in=which the stam faces.

To facilitate a proper attaching of the im :print strip and -.the shield, and-to prevent both from shifting on the-handle, I preferablyiprovidethe handle with a pair of circumferential heads 7 and 8 spaced by a distance corresponding to the common width of i the imprint I and the sh? eld, thereby securing a rigid and non-shifting fastening of these attached portions by theapplication ofthe single attaching member.

lVith the arrangement thus described, it will'be obvious that the distinctive imprint ofthe stamp can readily be displayed on thehandle, thereby avoiding all chances ior confusion between stamps having different legends. Moreover, the same size of handle can be usedon: a group of several different sizes of stamps when the handle is proportioned in size to the distinctive imprint of thelargest stamp ofthat group. So also, the resulting labeling will indicate the color of theinking'padbn that stamp, thereby making it easier to distinguish between. stamps which are somewhatsimilaras to their wording but which are used in connection:.with' different colors oi ink In practice, theentirecost oi ai'lixing such shields and metal attaching members can readily be employed with all stamps having a given size of frame. So also, the handle construction, although difi'ering from the conventional ones in shape, can readily be made ornamental, so that the employment of my invention need not detract from the general appearance of the complete self inking stamp.

However, I do not wish to be limited to the particular shape of parts herewith illustrated, or to the above described details of construction and arrangement, as changes might obviouslybe made without departing either from the spirit of my invention or from the appended claims.

I claim as myinvention 1. A self-inking stamp embodying a handle having'a' cylindrical portion; a strip imprinted with at least a portion of thedie plate andwrapped around thesaid handle portion, a transparent shield overanin 1e saic sri an 1avin its cuts 111 g tl l t p dl g t l adjacent" to each other, andmeanssimultaneously securing the said strip and shield to the handle and overlapping the junct-ures of the ends of the shield.

2. A self-inking stamp embodying a handle having a cylindrical portion, a strip imprinted with at least a portion or" the dieplate and wrapped around the said handle portion, a transparent shield overlapping the said strip, and fastening means for simultaneously securing the sa1d str1p and.

shield to the handle, the fastening means comprising a single-piece member having a portion straddling thejuncture of the ends of the shield and having prongs extending through both the'sh-ield and the strip into the handle.

3. A selt-inking stamp embodying a vertical handle having a cylindrical portion, a strip imprinted with at least 'a port-ion of the die-plate and wrapped around the said handle portion, a transparentshield overlapping the said strip, andiastening means for simultaneously securing the said strip and shield to the handle, the fastening means comprising in integral formation a plurality of staples spaced vertically of the handle and each spanning the adjacent ends of the shield, and strip portions extending; between the successive staples vertically of. the handle and likewise spanning thesaid'adjacent ends, the-said strip portions being concave inhorizontal section towards the handle.

4. A self-inking stamp embodying a handle having a cylindrical portion, a stripimprinted with at least a. port-ionof the die-plate and wrapped around the said handle portion, a transparentshield overlapping the said strip, the handle having shoulder formations disposed at opposite ends of the said cylindrical portion and spaced by a distance corresponding to the tending through both the shield and the im- Width of the transparent shield; and fastenprinted strip at opposite sides of the juncing means for simultaneously securing the ture of the ends of the shield. 10 said strip and shield to the said handle por- Signed at Chicago, Illinois, July 25th,

" tion, the fastening means comprising a 1925.

metal strip abutting at its ends against the said shoulders and provided with prongs ex- GUSTAV A. J. MEYER. 

